Tire armor



Jan. 26 ,1926. 1,570,851

T. c. METCALFE TIRE ARBOR Filed April 1, 1925 I. ffffalfe.

Patented Jan. 26, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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TIRE sauce.

Application filed April. 1,v 1925, Serial no.,2o,oe.

. the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tire armors and has for its principal object to provide an armor which includes a series of segmental sections cut from an old tire casing, means being provided for hniting and supporting the segmental sections on the tread portion of atire whereby the latter will be protected against coming in contact with the surface, thus preventing any possibility of a puncture ing the tire against skidding.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a tire armor of the above mentioned character, wherein the se ental sections comprising-the armor w all of the wear to which the tread of a tire is ordinarily subjected.

A still further object is to prov de a tlre armor of the above mentioned character,

which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further: well adapted for the p oses for which lt ls desl ated.

Other ob ects and advantages of t s 1nvention will, become ap arent during the course of the following. GSGIlPtlOH.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of'this specification and in which hke numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a fra entary side elevation ofa vehicle wheel s owing the tire armorembodying my invention in position over the? tread of ithe tilts. .1 ft f ,igure 2 s a etai perspec we view 0 the plate sections secured to each endof each of the sections, and v Figure 3 is a detail perspective VIOW, of the connecting links for the sections.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose,

of illustration is shown the referred embodiment of my invention, t e numeral 1 designates generally my imprpved tire armor, the same compnsmg a series of mgmental sections 2 Whlch are cut from an o d tire cas in the same being adapted to straddle or em race the periphery of the tire 8. The segmental sections are m anrthermore protectnular spaced relation with other as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.

to each A pair of complementary plate sections 4 and 5-are secured at their upper portions on y the outer and mner sides respectively of each end of each section by any suitable fastening means shown at 6, the, plates being provided. with registerlng openings 7 and 8 respectivef ly in their upper portions for receiving said fastening means. Each 'pair of comple g mentary plates have their lower portions ex'-. tending beyond the end ofeach segmental section and the lower portions of the plates are provided with longitudinally extending registering slots 9 and 10 respectively. The

pur ose,of these slots will be premntly descri ed. I

The loop portion 11 afiords a connection between the complementary "plates 4 audio Z. of each pair at the lower portions thereof asclearly illustrated in'Fig-ure 2. The looped portion 11 extends in the same plane as the complementary plates; 7

A link such as is shown generally at'12' provides the connection between the adjacent segmental sectionsof the tire, armor and the link isofsubstantially U-sha" formation and-being formed of flat material.

The crown portion 13 ofthe substantially U-shaped link 12 is'reduced and is adapted to be received in the registering slots 9 and 10 lprovided in the complementa .plate of, eac

pair, the looped portion 13 0 each link being disposed in the ends of the'registerin slots 9 and 10 furthest from the loo portion 11 the looped portion 11 being adapted to be disposed in the elongated slots 14 and 15 res t1vely,f ormed in the arms oi the U-shape link. The looped rtion 11 'will be. disposed inthe ends of t '0 slots 14;-

and 15 adjacent the outer'free ends .oithe arms as also clearl illustrated in- Figural.

The provision of t 0 links provides a means for uniting and supporting the segmental ly around the the 8.

, While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be undersections of the tire casingl circumterentialtheir upper portions on the inner and outer sides respectively at each end. of each sectron, the lower portion of said plate sections extending; below the lower edges of the ends of each section, the lower portions of the plates being provided with registering longitirdinally extending slots, a looped portion connecting the lower, portions of the plate at one side oi each section, and links conmeeting the loopeol portions of the plate with the slotted adjacent portions of the plate carried; by the adjacent segmental sections, said links being of substantially U-shaped formation, the arms thereof being slottedand adapted. to engage the looped portions of the plate, the crown portion of each of the substantially ill-shaped links engaging the slotted lower portions of the plates.

in testimony whereof l aifix my signature. THUMAS CARMAll BETCALFEQ 

